FSP Health and Safety

03/04/2012

REMEMBER!!!! The petrol price is going up tomorrow!

03/04/2012

The laws are changing to make the absurd E-tag system compulsory!

Sanral: E-tags compulsory| Fin24|Economy| The SA National Roads Association Limited is attempting to legally force motorists to buy an e-tag or have their driver's licences taken away, according to a report.

02/04/2012

Now this is inspiring :-)

30/03/2012

The IRONY of Earth Hour... we're actually damaging the planet by supporting it. And yes, I'm currently contributing to the destruction of the environment by posting this!

Green groups campaigning for Earth Hour to signal concern about global warming are also contributing to carbon emissions.

28/03/2012

Did you read yesterday's bulletin: Kill Puff the Magic Dragon? What did you think? One reader was so impressed that she emailed me and said that she's going to print it out and put it on their H&S noticeboard!

Some local smokers think the best cigarette is the one they have while drinking and socialising; others prefer their first of the day. The results of the latest survey are out.

26/03/2012

What a mess... I had to wait for 10mins just to get past burning rubbish and boulders blocking Witkoppen this morning! Government - WAKE UP and DO something about service deliveries!

An informal community at Kya Sands, north of Johannesburg, blocked major roads in the area to protest poor service delivery, Gauteng police have said.

20/03/2012

Your 5 health and safety committee’s obligations

• If you have two or more health and safety representatives you need to establish a health and safety committee (Section 19.1, OHSA).

• You need to appoint your health and safety representatives and your employer representatives in writing (Section 19.3, OHSA).

• Your health and safety committee must meet as often as necessary, but not less than once every three months (Section 19.4, OHSA).

• At every meeting of the health and safety committee meeting you must consult with the committee on initiating, developing, promoting, maintaining and reviewing measures to ensure the health and safety of employees at work (Section 19.1, OHSA).

• You must keep records of Health and Safety Committee Meetings for at least three years (General Administrative Regulation 5, OHSA).

16/03/2012

Oh noooooooooo! We might have to start walking to work :-(

Pipeline tariff to add to fuel price| Fin24|Economy| A 31.6% increase granted to Transnet on tariffs for its fuel pipeline is likely to add 4c more in April to the price of fuel sold in Gauteng.

15/03/2012

15/03/2012

He he he

13/03/2012

7 ways to prevent exposure to hazardous chemicals:

1. Implement engineering controls to demarcate and contain hazards, e.g. provide extraction fans or alteration to building structures.
2. Provide protective clothing and equipment (PPE).
3. Provide separate facilities for eating, changing, washing and smoking. Encourage good personal hygiene and housekeeping.
4. Train and educate your employees about risk, precautions, control measures and personal protective equipment. Include first aid training and what to do in an emergency.
5. Ensure there is an Occupational Hygiene Programme in place to measure and monitor occupational exposure limits (OEL) in the environment, e.g. Biomarker (wearing a marker of exposure to measure the hazard) to assess if a health hazard exists.
6. Provide medical surveillance and biological monitoring on site to measure and monitor possible exposures.
7. Staff must report any damaged or defective plant equipment or personal protective equipment to a supervisor or safety representative.

09/03/2012

Household chemicals also have hazards! In the month of March, we focus on safe environments... keep up to date with the latest!

Tests of more than 200 common household products found that the products contain chemicals that research suggests may be linked to asthma and hormone disruption, researchers report.